TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Subsea Industry Supports Iqarus Led Research Medical Research Explores Best Life-saving Treatment for Saturation Divers
Ten subsea companies have pledged £65,000 towards a medical research project which aims to determine the best procedure for resuscitation of divers in a diving bell.
Led by Philip Bryson, Medical Director of Diving Services of Iqarus, the joint industry project (JIP) will find out how resuscitation techniques should be delivered to a casualty in a diving bell at depth.
Divers at depth are exposed to a multitude of hazards that increase the risk of losing consciousness and requiring CPR. Divers are accompanied by a bellman who monitors the
diver’s life support and stands by to administer first aid if required.
But diving bells present unique challenges to first aiders performing CPR as the confined space prevents casualties from lying flat so that traditional compressions can be administered.
Over the years Iqarus has provided support and advice to subsea companies in relation to diver health and well-being. Mr Bryson is one of the most qualified experts in this field.
He said: “Current procedure advises that once the diver has been recovered from the water into the bell they are hoisted upright by a pully system, a safe distance from
the walls of the bell that are lined with equipment, and compressions should be administered either by the bellman’s head or knee.
“Although this procedure is widely adopted and taught in diving training establishments, there is currently no medical research to support its effectiveness or explore better methods. The JIP is therefore seeking to provide this evidence and to see if resuscitation techniques can be improved.
Once delivered, the research will be shared with organisation from across the international diving industry, including the Diving Medical Advisory Committee, and hopes to shape the future of diver resuscitation training.
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